Swipe Out Stroke (SOS): Feasibility of Using a Consumer Based Electronic Application to Improve Compliance With Weight Loss in Obese Minority Stroke Patients

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Stroke

Treatments

Behavioral: Usual Care

Behavioral: Food Journal

Behavioral: Mobile Application

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02531074

HSC-MS-13-0608

Details and patient eligibility

About

This pilot study evaluates the use of a mobile application to improve weight loss in obese stroke patients. The investigators hypothesize that acute stroke patients who use the mobile application are more likely to achieve a minimum 5% weight reduction during the critical six months post-stroke, yielding considerable improvement in stroke risk factors.

Enrollment

56 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 85 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.
Age 18-85 years.
African-American or Hispanic.
Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) of 0-3.
Body Mass Index greater than 30 kg/m2.
Currently taking prescription medication for diabetes mellitus, hypertension or hyperlipidemia.
Willing to follow a healthy eating pattern and NOT use weight loss medications for the duration of the study.
Personal ownership or caregiver ownership of a personal computer, SmartPhone or other SmartDevice (iPhone or Android platform) with Internet access.
If patient has alexia, agraphia, acalculia, dementia or blindness - caregiver must be willing to complete the intervention.

Exclusion criteria

Pre-existing disability with mRS > 4.
Contraindications to weight loss (planning to become pregnant, history of an eating disorder).
Steroid use for suspected vasculitis.
Current or recent (past 6 months) participation in a weight loss program or use of weight loss medication.